Boulder County residents can take mattresses, electronics, tires, scrap metal, and appliances to the Eco-Cycle CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) at 6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, open Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Licensed haulers also offer bulky pickups.
Boulder County promotes diversion of bulky and hard-to-recycle items rather than landfilling them. The Eco-Cycle CHaRM, at 6400 Arapahoe Road in Boulder (part of 'Recycle Row' on 63rd Street in East Boulder), accepts mattresses, electronics, document shredding, tires, scrap metal, and appliances, keeping these materials out of the landfill. Nearby facilities like Resource Central and Western Disposal handle reuse building materials and shredding. For furniture and other large items, residents can also arrange a bulky-item pickup with their private licensed hauler. Mountain-area transfer stations at Nederland and Allenspark accept certain items too. Do not dump bulky items on public or private land.
Dumping bulky items on roadsides, open space, or another's property is illegal littering/dumping under Colorado law (C.R.S. 18-4-511) and a nuisance under Land Use Code Article 14 on unincorporated land.
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